Best of Blaise Compaore

Best of Blaise Compaore

BURKINA-POLITICS-VOTE

AFP

Francois Compaore, the brother of Burkina Faso incumbent President Blaise Compaore, (R) stands in line alongside his wife as he prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station in Ouagadougou during legislative and municipal elections, on December 2, 2012. Voters cast ballots in the legislative and municipal elections in Burkina Faso, a test case a year and a half after violence that almost toppled the administration of President Blaise Compaore. AFP PHOTO / AHMED OUOBA

Francois Compaore, the brother of Burkina Faso incumbent President Blaise Compaore, (R) stands in line alongside his wife as he prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station in Ouagadougou during legislative and municipal elections, on December 2, 2012. Voters cast ballots in the legislative and municipal elections in Burkina Faso, a test case a year and a half after violence that almost toppled the administration of President Blaise Compaore. AFP PHOTO / AHMED OUOBA

BURKINA-POLITICS-GOVERNMENT

AHMED OUOBA

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (R) meets political leaders from the opposition and the majority on September 23, 2014 at the presidential palace in Ouagadoudou, to launch talks on a referendum for a change of the constitution that would allow him to be candidate at the 2015 presidential election. AFP PHOTO / AHMED OUOBA

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (R) meets political leaders from the opposition and the majority on September 23, 2014 at the presidential palace in Ouagadoudou, to launch talks on a referendum for a change of the constitution that would allow him to be candidate at the 2015 presidential election. AFP PHOTO / AHMED OUOBA

BURKINA-POLITICS-GOVERNMENT

AHMED OUOBA

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (C) meets political leaders from the opposition and the majority on September 23, 2014 at the presidential palace in Ouagadoudou, to launch talks on a referendum for a change of the constitution that would allow him to be candidate at the 2015 presidential election. AFP PHOTO / AHMED OUOBA

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (C) meets political leaders from the opposition and the majority on September 23, 2014 at the presidential palace in Ouagadoudou, to launch talks on a referendum for a change of the constitution that would allow him to be candidate at the 2015 presidential election. AFP PHOTO / AHMED OUOBA

BURKINA-POLITICS-GOVERNMENT

AHMED OUOBA

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (C) meets political leaders from the opposition and the majority on September 23, 2014 at the presidential palace in Ouagadoudou, to launch talks on a referendum for a change of the constitution that would allow him to be candidate at the 2015 presidential election. AFP PHOTO / AHMED OUOBA

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (C) meets political leaders from the opposition and the majority on September 23, 2014 at the presidential palace in Ouagadoudou, to launch talks on a referendum for a change of the constitution that would allow him to be candidate at the 2015 presidential election. AFP PHOTO / AHMED OUOBA

FRANCE-HISTORY-WWII

ALAIN JOCARD

French President Francois Hollande (R) and Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore talk during a naval parade, as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

French President Francois Hollande (R) and Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore talk during a naval parade, as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

FRANCE-HISTORY-WWII

ALAIN JOCARD

French President Francois Hollande (C), Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (L) and Cameroon's President Paul Biya watch a naval parade, as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

French President Francois Hollande (C), Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (L) and Cameroon's President Paul Biya watch a naval parade, as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

FRANCE-HISTORY-WWII

ALAIN JOCARD

French President Francois Hollande (R), Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (L) and French Prime minister Manuel Valls watch a naval parade, as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

French President Francois Hollande (R), Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (L) and French Prime minister Manuel Valls watch a naval parade, as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

FRANCE-HISTORY-WWII

ALAIN JOCARD

French President Francois Hollande (C) looks at naval parade, with Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (L), Cameroon's President Paul Biya (R), and French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (Front R), as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD -AFP PHOTO/ ALAIN JOCARD

French President Francois Hollande (C) looks at naval parade, with Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore (L), Cameroon's President Paul Biya (R), and French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (Front R), as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD -AFP PHOTO/ ALAIN JOCARD

US - Africa Leaders Summit Continues In Washington DC

Chip Somodevilla

Burkina Faso President Blaise Copaore (L) talks with Guinea President Alpha Conde before the first plenary meeting of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the State Department August 6, 2014 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Barack Obama hosted last day of the first-ever summit to strengthen ties between the United States and African nations.

Burkina Faso President Blaise Copaore (L) talks with Guinea President Alpha Conde before the first plenary meeting of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the State Department August 6, 2014 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Barack Obama hosted last day of the first-ever summit to strengthen ties between the United States and African nations.

US - Africa Leaders Summit Continues In Washington DC

Chip Somodevilla

Benin President Boni Yayi (R) and Burkina Faso President Blaise Copaore (2nd R) visit with Botswana Foreign Minister PhAndu Tombola Chanda Skelemani (seated) before the first plenary session of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the State Department August 6, 2014 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Obama hosted last day of the first-ever summit to strengthen ties between the United States and African nations.

Benin President Boni Yayi (R) and Burkina Faso President Blaise Copaore (2nd R) visit with Botswana Foreign Minister PhAndu Tombola Chanda Skelemani (seated) before the first plenary session of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the State Department August 6, 2014 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Obama hosted last day of the first-ever summit to strengthen ties between the United States and African nations.

US-AFRICA-SUMMIT

JIM WATSON

Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré (L), speaks with Guinea's President, Alpha Condé, at the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré (L), speaks with Guinea's President, Alpha Condé, at the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

US-AFRICA-SUMMIT

JIM WATSON

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) speaks with Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré (L), and Guinea's President, Alpha Condé, at the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) speaks with Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré (L), and Guinea's President, Alpha Condé, at the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

US-AFRICA-SUMMIT

JIM WATSON

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) speaks with Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré (L), and Guinea's President, Alpha Condé, at the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) speaks with Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré (L), and Guinea's President, Alpha Condé, at the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

US-AFRICA-SUMMIT

JIM WATSON

Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré (L), and Guinea's President, Alpha Condé, attend the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré (L), and Guinea's President, Alpha Condé, attend the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

US-AFRICA-SUMMIT

JIM WATSON

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) greets Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré, at the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) greets Burkina Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré, at the 'Session 1- Investing in Africas Future' of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2014. US President Barack Obama announced billions of dollars in investment for Africa on Tuesday, as the United States challenges China and Europe's leading roles in the continent's economic emergence. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON

Francois Compaore, the brother of Burkina Faso incumbent President... Foto di attualitàAdulto,Blaise Compaore,Burkina Faso,Composizione orizzontale,Donne,Elezione,Fratello,Governo,In carica,Legislazione,Maschi,Moglie,Ouagadougou,Politica,Preparazione,Scheda di votazione,Sezione elettorale,Stare in piedi,Stazione,VotazionePhotographer AFPCollection: AFP 2012 AFPFrancois Compaore, the brother of Burkina Faso incumbent President Blaise Compaore, (R) stands in line alongside his wife as he prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station in Ouagadougou during legislative and municipal elections, on December 2, 2012. Voters cast ballots in the legislative and municipal elections in Burkina Faso, a test case a year and a half after violence that almost toppled the administration of President Blaise Compaore. AFP PHOTO / AHMED OUOBA (Photo credit should read AHMED OUOBA/AFP/Getty Images)